Bell 206B3 N5003Q
2 December 1980 · Cameron, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1980 at about 08:25 local time, a Bell 206B3 registered N5003Q, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cameron, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cameron, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Cameron 198A
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B3
- Registration
- N5003Q
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2946
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COLLIDED WITH ELEVATED HELIPAD DEPARTING LOWER PAD.CO FLT PLN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206B3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1978 | Bell 206B3 | Westwater, Utah, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Bell 206B3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Bell 206B3 | Livengood, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Bell 206B3 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Minuteman Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1990 | Bell 206B3 | Williamsport, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1992 | Bell 206B3 | Block 651A | Industrial Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |